October 22, 2024
Reebok has settled a suit claiming Italian shoemaker Autry USA LLC ripped off several of the sneaker giant's trademarks, ending a contentious case that saw Reebok seek to sanction its rival for what it termed "underhanded" tactics.
July 29, 2024
Reebok asked a Massachusetts federal judge to sanction an Italian shoemaker and strike nearly three dozen witnesses who were disclosed at the last minute in a trademark case, the latest claim by the shoe and apparel giant of "underhanded" tactics.
April 29, 2024
Reebok asked a Massachusetts federal judge to force an Italian shoemaker to pay legal costs and produce its former CEO for a deposition in a trademark case, saying the scheduled meeting in Milan was canceled just hours before Reebok's attorneys were scheduled to board a flight.
October 23, 2023
A federal judge in Massachusetts says a sneaker brand owned by Italian fashion financiers can't use a purported lack of a commercial presence in the Bay State to run away from a trademark lawsuit from Reebok because the brand sold some of its shoes to a prominent, somewhat hidden shoe store in Boston.
September 07, 2023
A Massachusetts federal judge on Thursday approved disqualifying Hogan Lovells from representing a shoe company that's being sued by Reebok, because Hogan Lovells has represented Reebok in the past, saying allowing the representation would create "intolerably strong temptation" to misuse client information.
August 23, 2023
Hogan Lovells attorneys testified to a Boston federal judge Wednesday that the firm should be allowed to represent a shoe company that's been sued by Reebok despite years counseling the sneaker giant in Europe, with one partner calling the new case "a completely different beast."
July 06, 2023
Reebok renewed its bid to disqualify Hogan Lovells from representing a rival in a sneaker design trademark dispute, calling the firm's assertion that its past work for Reebok involved foreign trademarks unrelated to the present suit "a distinction without a point."
June 28, 2023
Hogan Lovells punched back at Reebok's bid to disqualify the firm from representing a rival in a sneaker design trademark lawsuit, telling a Massachusetts federal judge on Wednesday that its past representation of Reebok in connection with foreign trademarks has nothing to do with this case.
June 12, 2023
Reebok is urging a Massachusetts federal court to disqualify Hogan Lovells from representing a rival in a trademark lawsuit over sneaker designs, saying there is a clear and obvious conflict of interest based on the law firm's earlier representation of the footwear giant.